{"id":414,"date":"2023-07-03T21:11:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-03T21:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bakersfielddentaloffice.com\/blog\/?p=414"},"modified":"2023-07-25T21:12:52","modified_gmt":"2023-07-25T21:12:52","slug":"whats-involved-in-a-dental-exam-cleaning-bakersfield-ca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bakersfielddentaloffice.com\/blog\/whats-involved-in-a-dental-exam-cleaning-bakersfield-ca\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s Involved In A Dental Exam &#038; Cleaning? Bakersfield CA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Scheduling your exam and cleaning today will help protect your dental health, which is important in maintaining exceptional oral health. The most basic appointment involves a bi-annual cleaning that maintains the strength of our teeth. Regular appointments are necessary to prevent diseases from occurring, as well as decay on our teeth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What to Expect&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Routine dental exams are generally quick and easy. You\u2019ll likely be in and out of the office within 45 minutes to an hour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dental Exam&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The exam portion of your appointment is rather easy and a breeze to go through. The dentist checks for dental issues by conducting some &#8220;bite downs&#8221; and &#8220;open wides&#8221;, as well as possibly taking X-rays depending on the individual case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dental Cleaning<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The exam that includes a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bakersfielddentaloffice.com\/services\/dental-exam\/\">cleaning <\/a>is more effective than any toothbrush. Following the removal of plaque and tartar, your dentist will conduct their deepest clean possible with a high-powered electric brush. Your dentist will then floss for you and finish off the session with fluoride treatment which protects teeth against cavities for months on end! You&#8217;ll leave looking sharp but also feeling fresh!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scheduling your exam and cleaning today will help protect your dental health, which is important in maintaining exceptional oral health. The most basic appointment involves a bi-annual cleaning that maintains the strength of our teeth. Regular appointments are necessary to prevent diseases from occurring, as well as decay on our teeth. What to Expect&nbsp; Routine &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bakersfielddentaloffice.com\/blog\/whats-involved-in-a-dental-exam-cleaning-bakersfield-ca\/\" class=\"b\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":415,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[121,63,55],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bakersfielddentaloffice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/414"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bakersfielddentaloffice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bakersfielddentaloffice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bakersfielddentaloffice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bakersfielddentaloffice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=414"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.bakersfielddentaloffice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/414\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":417,"href":"https:\/\/www.bakersfielddentaloffice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/414\/revisions\/417"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bakersfielddentaloffice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/415"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bakersfielddentaloffice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=414"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bakersfielddentaloffice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=414"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bakersfielddentaloffice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=414"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}